WEBVTT ACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIXCORTEZ HAS THE STORY LIVE FROMSALINAS.FERDINANDLIX: WE ARE LIVE OUTSIDE THEMONTEREY COUNTY JAIL, BECAUSE ITIS HERE WHERE SHERIFF'S DEPUTYAND SALINAS CITY COUNCILMANSCOTT DAVIS HAS BEEN REASSIGNED.THE REASSIGNMENT COMES AS ANINVESTIGATION MOVES FORWARDSURROUNDING DAVIS'S EFFORTS TOTRY AND END A POLICE CHASE WITHA SPIKE STRIP.SALINAS COUNCILMAN AND MONTEREYCOUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SCOTTDAVIS UNDER FIRE AND UNDINVESTIGATION ON ALLEGATIONS HEINTERFERED WITH A HIGH SPEEDCHASE INVOLVING SALINAS POLICE,LAST WEEK.>> THAT PURSUIT WAS BROADCASTOUT, IT CAME OUT OVER OURCHANNEL AND THEY DID NOT REQUESTOUR ASSISTANCE.FELIX: BUT DAVIS WHO HEARD THEHIGH SPEED CHASE UNFOLDINGDECIDED TO GET INVOLVED, HE LAIDDOWN A SPIKE STRIP NEAR LAURELAND ADAMS.IT BLEW THE TIRES OF THE CARDRIVEN BY THE SUSPECT DARRYLHALEY AND ALSO BLEW OUT TIRES OFSALINAS PATROL CAR.DAVIS NOW THE FOCUS OF ANINTERNAL INVESTIGATION AS TOWHETHER HE VIOLATED DEPARTMEPOLICY.IN THE MEANTIME DAVIS HAS BEENTEMPORARILY REASSIGNED TO JAILDUTY.>> GENERALLY IF AN OUTSIDEAGENCY DOESN'T REQUEST OURASSISTANCE WE WOULD NOT GETINVOLVED IN THEIR PURSUIT.FELIX: DEPUTY DAVIS HAD NOCOMMENT WHEN REACHED AT HOME, INSTEAD REFERRING QUESTIONS TOUNION PRESIDENT DAN MITCHELL,.MITCHELL SAID DAVIS MADE A SPLITDECISION TO REACT CONSIDERINGTHE CIRCUMSTANCES, SUSPECT HALEYIS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO RUN OVERAN OFFICER, DRIVING ON THESIDEWALK AND WRONG SIDE OF THEROAD.>> HE JUST HAD A COMPLETEDISREGARD FOR THE PUBLIC AND SOIF ONE OF OUR DEPUTIES TAKESACTION TO TRY AND STOP THAT ANPOTENTIALLY STOP HURTING SOMEONEYO KNOW, THEN THAT DEPUTYSHOULD BE COMMENDED.FELIX: INVESTIGATORS WITH THEDISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYDAVIS'S DECISION TO PUT DOWN ASPIKE STRIP DIDN'T HAVE THEINTENDED EFFECT, THE SUSPECTCONTINUED TO FLEE, EVENTUALLYCAPTURED WHEN POLICE SHOT HIM,BUT DAVIS'S ACTIONS NOW UNDER AMICROSCOPE.>> IT'S KIND OF A NO-WSITUATION THERE.IF YOU DON'T TAKE ACTION THENYOU'RE CRITICIZED FOR THAT ANDIF YOU DO TAKE ACTION, WAS THATACTION THE APPROPRIATE ACTION.FELIX: THAT INTERNALINVESTIGATION WILL HELP ANSWERWHETHER OR NOT SCOTT DAVIS'SACTIONS WERE APPROPRIATE AT THETIME.IT'S UNKNOWN HOW LONG THATINVESTIGATION MIGHT TAKE,TO WRAP UP.DAN: WE SHOULD NOTE THAT SALINASPOLICE DOES NOT CURRENTLY USESPIKE STRIPS, SOME HAVE PUSHED

A Monterey County Sheriff's deputy -- who is also a Salinas City Council member -- is under investigation for allegedly interfering with a Salinas police chase that ended with an officer-involved shooting.

The internal investigation surrounding deputy and councilman Scott Davis was confirmed to KSBW by multiple sources who requested to remain anonymous.

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Sheriff Steve Bernal said Davis was removed from patrol duties and transferred to a position working inside the jail while the incident is being investigated.

A chaotic high speed police chase through Salinas happened on June 14, during which Davis threw a spike strip over the road in an attempt to halt a fleeing driver, Darryl Haley. The spike strip damaged Haley's tires, but it also damaged a Salinas police officer's patrol car mid-pursuit.

The spike strip wasn't as effective as the deputy had hoped, Assistant District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni said. Haley continued to flee.

Davis was not authorized to join the Salinas Police Department's chase or use the spike strip, sources told KSBW.

That is because the Sheriff's Office notified the SPD that sheriff's deputies were available to assist police officers, but police answered by saying they did not want assistance. Interfering without authorization from the SPD violates Sheriff's Office protocols.

Haley tried to run over police officers during the chase, SPD spokesman Spencer Critchley said.

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"The driver reversed the car towards a police commander, apparently attempting to hit him, at which point an officer on scene fired at the suspect in the car," Critchley said.

Two police officers shot Haley four times -- twice in the shoulder, and twice in the leg, Critchley said.

The first officer-involved shooting happened at the intersection of North Main Street near Laurel Drive. The chase ended where a second officer-involved shooting unfolded in front of many witnesses in the intersection of Rossi Street and North Davis Road.

No law enforcement officers were injured. Haley survived.

Davis is a 13-year veteran of the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, and was honored as "Deputy of the Year" in 2016.

Dan Mitchell, President of the Monterey County Sheriff's Association, said, "The thing about police pursuits is, they are very, very dangerous. And they are very dynamic."

"The things that you can say in the calm of the conversation that we're having, are completely different from the split-second decisions that could potentially be life or death. If we're hearing on the radio that a suspect is trying to run over another officer, or shots are fired, I mean, that brings the adrenaline level up. And decisions are very difficult to make under those stressful decisions. So it's easy to Monday morning quarterback and say, 'he shouldn't have done this, or he shouldn't have done that.' I trust our deputies' judgement," Mitchell said.

"(Haley) was driving the wrong way. (Haley) was doing a lot of things that were putting a lot of people in danger. He tried to run over a Salinas PD officer. He had a complete disregard for the public," Mitchell said.

"It's a no-win situation. If you don't take action, then you're criticized for that. If you do take action, was that action appropriate?" Mitchell said.

"If there is wrongdoing (by Davis), we obviously want to correct that behavior. That's what the investigation is going to find out," Mitchell said.

Davis declined to comment to KSBW Wednesday.

He was elected onto the City Council for District 1 last November, when he beat incumbent Jose Castaneda.

Sources said Davis' position working in the Monterey County Jail will likely be temporary.

His once-political rival, Castaneda, is currently an inmate in the same jail, because he was convicted of domestic violence. Castaneda is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday by a judge for stalking, kidnapping, and beating his ex-girlfriend. Castaneda is facing nine years in prison.

He is charged with a long list of felonies, including attempted murder on a police officer and evading police. Haley's bail is set at $1.3 million.

So far, investigators have not released why Salinas police officers initiated a chase with Haley. Prosecutor Berkley Brannon said Haley was under the influence of methamphetamine, and the car was stolen. He is smiling in his mug shot.